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Dispatches from the Cold
by
Leonard Chang (Goodreads Author)
What would you do if strange letters began appearing in your mail box? Read them? When the unnamed narrator of this novel opens misdirected letters, he enters the harsh, disturbing world of Farrel Gorden. Gorden, an assistant manager in a sporting goods store near New Hampshire, hates his new Korean- American boss and is on the verge of losing control of his hatred. As we ...more
Paperback, 289 pages
Published
July 19th 2009
by Black Heron Press
(first published June 1998)
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Almost a year has gone by since I plucked this book from the library shelves. I was in a "must read American writers of Korean descent" phase. There, between the bookshelves' narrow aisle, I crouched and scanned the first page.
The narrator's crisp voice leaped through the white noise clouding my brain. Kind of like the dude on the cover.
Yes, it's been a year, and I still think about Chang's unnerving plot. It's sorta becoming my new fav. Set what would have bee...more
The narrator's crisp voice leaped through the white noise clouding my brain. Kind of like the dude on the cover.
Yes, it's been a year, and I still think about Chang's unnerving plot. It's sorta becoming my new fav. Set what would have bee...more
Exceedingly creepy story about a man who mistakenly begins receiving long, detailed letters from a depressed guy with a dead-end job up in rural New Hampshire who thinks he's writing to his sister in New York City, and whose life is spinning more and more out of control. I'm not sure I exactly liked this book, but it's pretty gripping.
Socio-psychological thriller. Chang writes with a style that really grips you. Not sure if this was my fave, but check it if you're looking for a quick read.
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